01/12/2020
Obituary for Trent Alan Bovard at Cunningham Funeral Home, Inc.
September 24, 1979 January 3, 2020 Trent Alan Bovard passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA with his family by his side. Trent was 40 years old, born on September 24, 1979, in Sharon, PA. Mr. Bovard was the son of Robert LeRoy Bovard,
01/06/2020
It is with much sadness we convey to our Sport Management family that Trent Bovard, LT 5, passed away unexpectedly recently. Our hearts go our to his family and friends.
05/01/2019
Congratulations to our program advisor Tim Mead, newest President of the Baseball Hall of Fame!
Angels executive Tim Mead named Baseball Hall of Fame president
Tim Mead, the Angels’ longtime vice president of communications, was selected as the new president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, replacing the retiring Jeff Idelson.
02/28/2019
Entrepreneur Magazine recently interviewed of our program advisors, Roy Englebrecht! Check it out below!
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/328650
How This Fight Club Entrepreneur's $50,000 Investment Turned Into $1 Million
As a boxing and MMA promoter, Roy Englebrecht knows something about staying tough in business.
02/25/2019
Last night we welcomed Learning Team 36 at our Internship Roundtable! This is an incredible opportunity for students to network with industry professionals and potentially gain an internship out of the experience! Huge thank you to all of our guests and alumni of the program for joining us and making this event a success!
02/05/2019
Interesting podcast about the business world of sports: visit the following link if you're interested!
https://www.lifeinthefrontoffice.com/
Life In the Front Office Podcast
Fred Claire, Andy Dolich and Pat Gallagher have seen it all. Highly respected industry leaders with decades of experience in the business of sports, these three legends have won World Series, set stadium attendance records, hosted All-Star Games and Super Bowls, and built new ballparks and arenas th...
12/19/2018
Here is a great article about Nicole Carson from LT 33: happy reading! 👏
https://pepperdinesportadministration.com/2018/12/07/lafcs-pepperdine-alum-insight-on-meaningful-relationships/
LAFC’s Nicole Carson Gives Insight On Building Meaningful Industry Relationships
In the sport industry, relationships matter. For students looking to break into the industry, some may wonder how to begin building meaningful connections. This week’s blog provides insight that ev…
12/05/2018
Arielle Moyel, LT 22 alum, was recently interviewed by Front Office Sports about what goes on at BDA Sport Management!
Go check it out:
https://frntofficesport.com/bda-sports-managment-ayton/?utm_source=Front+Office+Sports+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=66e7e1912a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_10_29_09_57_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_61b41c4dd0-66e7e1912a-185185425
BDA Sports Management Thrives with Unique Activations for Clients
With a major client roster, BDA Sports Management prides itself on providing holistic services to further players’ careers both on and off the court.
11/16/2018
We are truly honored to have Tim Mead, 20 year VP of Communications from the LA Angels of Anaheim come as our special guest speaker this evening at the semi annual all LT event ❤️⚾️🏆 His words of wisdom and memorable stories are priceless!
Thank you for your time, dedication, and support to both the Angels and all of the students here in the LBSU Sport Management Program!
11/07/2018
Stephen Hawn and Diane Higgs are currently on a trip around NorCal introducing students to our Sport Management Graduate Program! Today they visited beautiful Sonoma State!
11/07/2018
Thank you to all who attended our first alumni strategy meeting earlier this week!
11/06/2018
GPSM is on the road! Don’t miss out this week if you are in the Bay Area!!
Tonight includes an exclusive meet up at State Room Brewery! Find them at 1132 4th Street, San Rafael, CA at 6:30 PM 🍻
Come grab a drink and enjoy a fun Tuesday night out with the crew!
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Make sure you don’t miss out! Diane Higgs and Dr. Stephen Hawn are on the road to share the excitement of the program and all the exciting developments in progress!!! Swipe for more details 👀
10/31/2018
GPSM Advisory Committee Chairman Bill Shumard was a guest on Fred Claire’s podcast, Life in the Front Office! Follow the link below to listen!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/life-in-the-front-office/id1436505516?mt=2&i=1000422382142
10/10/2018
This morning Long Beach State Sport Management Program took the insider tour at the Banc of California Stadium!
09/16/2018
Sunday’s are for Football 🏈 Who are you rooting for today?
09/13/2018
Our GA’s Emily Prideaux (LT 33) and Casee Wieber (LT 35) are all set up for the University Professional Grad School Fair! Stop by the USU Ballroom from 11-3 today to get more information about to LBSU Sport Management Graduate Program! 🖤💛
09/11/2018
LB Sport Management squad at the Chargers opening season game: Corey, Sara, Patrick, Keawe, Craig, Brandon, Chris, Nathan from LT 33 and Gio, Jaran, Megan, Davide from LT 34! Great job, guys! 🏈👏🏻
09/06/2018
Congratulations to Casee Wieber of LT 35 for becoming our newest Graduate Assistant! We are thrilled to have Casee with her background and experience help us continue to work to be better for you. Welcome aboard Casee!!
08/28/2018
A HUGE THANK YOU 🙏🏼 to LAFC and Banc of California Stadium for having LT 33 as the special guests for an exclusive presentation from LAFC executives and an insiders’ tour of the stadium by LT 33’s current student 👩🏼🎓 🥅💛🖤 @ Banc of California Stadium
08/27/2018
Our very own, Penny Toler, was featured in LA magazine! Check out how she spends a typical day on the job with the LA Sparks at the link below 🏆🏀 http://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/la-woman-2018/
08/22/2018
Justin, Onell, Rabih, Dominic, Ryan and Gabe from LT 34 during LA Chargers training camp: great job guys! 👏🏻🏈
08/21/2018
Throwback: LT 12 from the '08 ROC! Do you recognize anyone?
08/16/2018
Tia Karapoulios from LT 33 with the LA Sparks and Penny Toler, our Advisoy Committee member, GM and Vice President of the Sparks!
08/15/2018
Steven Combre and Josh Johnson from LT 33 during Xposure LA 2018: well done, guys!
08/09/2018
Amanda Becker, graduate of UNC, visited the campus and is excited about applying for grad school Spring 2019!
08/08/2018
Alumn Carlos Campos from LT 31 and Tim Mead, our Advisory Committee member during the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony!
07/24/2018
Congratulations to alumna Sonja Garnett from LT 18 for becoming Head Softball Coach At Saint Mary’s College!
07/23/2018
Congratulations LT 32 on completing your Capstones! You all did a fantastic job representing the passion for sport and your own personal goals. We are incredibly proud to call you part of the GPSM family and can’t wait to see all of the great success each of you will achieve in the world!
07/20/2018
Steele Sylte (LT 32) and Shahob Mehr (LT33) had the opportunity to attend the ESPYs last weekend! Steele and Shahob are pictured with CEO of William Raymond Communications, Lauren Renschler.